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In Brief: Two banned dailies resume publication in Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 14 – Iran has lifted a ban on two state-run dailies one of which had been shut down for...

In Brief: Iranian President arrives in Oman

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 14 - Iran's radical president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Muscat on Monday to meet and hold talks with senior...

15 hanged in north-east Iran

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 14 – Iranian authorities have hanged 15 people in the north-eastern city of Mashad, state-run media reported on Monday....

Official in Iran capital calls for greater clampdown on women

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 14 – An official at Tehran’s governorate applauded the current nationwide crackdown on women who violate Iran’s strict Islamic...

Iran flogs Norwegian resident in public – report

Iran Focus: London, May 13 – A Norwegian resident of Iranian descent was flogged in public in Iran for drinking alcoholic beverages, an Iranian...

Iran DM warns of “destructive” response to enemy attacks

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 13 - Iran's Defence Minister Mostafa Mohammad-Najjar warned the West that the Islamic Republic would give a "destructive response"...

In Brief: Iran expels 85,000 Afghans in three weeks

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 13 – Iran has expelled some 85,000 Afghans from its borders over the past three weeks, a senior Iranian...

In Brief: Iran’s Ahmadinejad in UAE for talks

Iran Focus: Tehran, Iran, May 13 - Iran's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Abu Dhabi on Sunday for a state visit to the...

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Iran’s Statistics Center reports 115% food inflation

A new report by the Statistical Center of Iran shows that food inflation in March and April this year...

The Rising Cost of Food in Iran; Hidden Pressure on Large Families

The state-run magazine Niniban published a report on April 29 regarding rising food prices. The report stated: “This is...

Four Decades of Bitter Narratives: May Day as a Day of Wrath, Not Celebration, for Iran’s Workers

Does International Workers’ Day represent a celebration of dignity and status for Iran’s labor force? Do they gather in...

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